Michael van Ofen

(German, born 1956)

kinder am strand by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Kinder am Strand, 2015

Price on Request

untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2006

Price on Request

the symbolic extension of the self from the prospect of the early contemporaries. facial tattoo after ludwig york choris, 1822, (schematic figure) by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

The Symbolic Extension of the Self from the Prospect of the Early Contemporaries. Facial Tattoo after Ludwig York Choris, 1822, (schematic figure), 2016

Price on Request

untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 1991

Price on Request

untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2007

Price on Request

untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2007

Price on Request

untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2009

Price on Request

untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2009

Price on Request

untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2009

Price on Request

untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2010

Price on Request

polish lancer by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Polish Lancer, 2012

Price on Request

untitled (blechen) by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled (Blechen), 2012

Price on Request

Biography

Timeline

1956
Born in Essen, Germany
1974 - 1982
Studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dusseldorf, Germany
Lives and works in Dusseldorf, Germany

Exhibitions

2014
Bilder aus Zweihundert Jahren, JaLiMa Collection, Düsseldorf, Germany (solo)
2013
Germania und Italia. The Continuance of the Contemporary, Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia, Italy (solo)
2012
Alison Jacques, London,UK (solo)
Michael van Ofen: Anton v. Werner, Johnen Galerie, Berlin, Germany (solo)
2011
Michael Royen Studio, Vettelschloß, Germany (solo)
2010
Waking The Dead, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany (solo)
dkw kunst.museum.dieselkraftwerk, Cottbus, Germany (solo)
Johnen Galerie Berlin, Germany (solo)
Marc Foxx, Los Angeles (solo)

Literature

1998
Landschaften/ Landscapes. Michael Bach, Andreas Gursky, Axel Hütte, Michael van Ofen, Andreas Schön, Ausstellungskatalog Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf 1997/98
1996
Michael van Ofen. Ausstellung Museum Schloß Hardenberg, Velbert; Kunstverein Bremerhaven
Gerhard Engelking; Jost Reinert: En helvetes förvandling – Tys konst frân Nordrhein Westfalen, Ausstellungskatalog Kulturhuset Stockholm, Schweden 1996/1997, p.38/39
1993
Kunst für die Umwelt, Tillmann Osterwoldt Edition
Look at the window, Het Kruithuis. Ausstellungskatalog Stedelijk Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst,´s Hertogenbosch
1992
Der Teppich des Lebens, Ausstellungskatalog Museum Haus Koekkoeck Kleve
Von der Avantgarde zur Postmoderne, Axel und Christa Murken, Munich
Sammlung Murken, Ausstellungskatalog Meerbusch
Qui, quoi, où? Un regard sur l´art en Allemagne en 1992, Ausstellungskatalog ARC – Musée d´Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
1991
Michael van Ofen, Ausstellungskatalog Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld